Udham Singh Nagar Police has arrested two vehicle thieves and seized 13 stolen vehicles on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Mohit Kumar and Kusamveer, natives of Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), said SSP Udham Singh Nagar Nilesh Anand Bharne. In view of increasing cases of vehicle thefts, SSP Bharne had formed several teams. The teams were directed to conduct vehicle checking drivers in the district.
Police received a tip-off about two persons, on bike sans a registration plate, roaming around Rudrapur area. Police stopped them and seized them after they failed to answer their queries satisfactorily. Police frisked both and recovered a pistol from Kusamveer and a bike key from Mohit. During interrogation, both admitted to have stolen vehicles in Rudrapur, Rampur, Bilaspur and other places in the past.
On their information, police recovered 13 stolen motor bikes thus lifted by the duo. Several criminal cases were earlier registered in various police stations of Uttar Pradesh and Udham Singh Nagar. After stealing motor bikes, they used to sell each for `5, 000 to `6, 000, it is learnt.